The Two P’s in a Podcast, Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta talk about Jackie’s daughter’s first few weeks at Tupper, raising a child in high school, visiting Los Angeles, race, and more.
The acclaimed author Catherine Leroux, a 2015 Giller Prize finalist for her novel The Party Wall (Biblioasis, 2016), discusses the festival circuit in Canada, writing in French, getting translated into English, writing and more, with Joseph Planta.
The writer Alex Prud’homme, grand-nephew of Paul and Julia Child, discusses his new book The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act (Appetite, 2016), with Joseph Planta.
Returning for their second year of Two P’s in a Podcast, Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta discuss a bunch of stuff on a Monday morning.
The author and broadcaster Noah Richler discusses his new book The Candidate: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail (Doubleday, 2016), a memoir about running in the 2015 federal election as a candidate for the NDP, with Joseph Planta.
The acclaimed author Kevin Patterson discusses his new novel News From the Red Desert (Random House, 2016), the war in Afghanistan, writing, and his upcoming appearances at the Vancouver Writers Fest, with Joseph Planta.
The artistic director of the Vancouver Writers Fest, Hal Wake joins Joseph Planta to preview the upcoming festival, the writers presenting, and more.
The author Peter Haase discusses his remarkable memoir, Liverpool Lad (Mother Tongue Publishing, 2016), which has stories of his growing up in postwar England, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The writer Sue Duncan and one of the new Bridge Ladies, discusses The Best of Bridge: The Family Slow Cooker (Robert Rose, 2016), with Joseph Planta.
The art historian, broadcaster and a Fellow at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Dr James Fox discusses the collection he’s edited, The Art of Jeffrey Rubinoff (Douglas & McIntyre, 2016), with Joseph Planta.
The acclaimed journalist and author George Garrett discusses The Life and Times of Lighthouse McNeil: An Adventure in the RCMP (Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing, 2016), a biography of the distinguished Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Sterling McNeil, with Joseph Planta.
The podcaster Nick Thornton discusses his podcast People Doing Things, interviewing, the arts, Vancouver, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The author and performer Ivan Coyote discusses their new book, Tomboy Survival Guide (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016), with Joseph Planta.
The author Derek Hayes discusses his book Canada: An Illustrated History, Revised and Expanded (Douglas & McIntyre, 2016), with Joseph Planta.
The journalist and President of Discourse Media Ian Gill discusses his new book No News is Bad News: Canada’s Media Collapse—and What Comes Next (Greystone, 2016), with Joseph Planta.